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Christmas  is an annual festival commemorating  the birth  of  Jesus Christ , [7] [8]  observed most commonly on December 25 [4] [9] [10] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. [2] [11] [12]  A  feast  central to the  Christian   liturgical year , it is prepared for by the season of  Advent  or the  Nativity Fast  and initiates the season of  Christmastide , which historically in the West lasts  twelve days  and culminates on  Twelfth Night ; [13]  in some traditions, Christmastide includes an  Octave . [14]  The traditional Christmas narrative, the  Nativity of Jesus , delineated in the  New Testament  says that Jesus was born in  Bethlehem , in accordance with  messianic prophecies ; [15]  when  Joseph  and  Mary  arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a  stable  where the  Christ Child  was soon born, with  angels  proclaiming this news to shepherds who then disseminated the message furthermore. [16]  Christma
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Christmas  is an annual festival commemorating  the birth  of  Jesus Christ , [7] [8]  observed most commonly on December 25 [4] [9] [10] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. [2] [11] [12]  A  feast  central to the  Christian   liturgical year , it is prepared for by the season of  Advent  or the  Nativity Fast  and initiates the season of  Christmastide , which historically in the West lasts  twelve days  and culminates on  Twelfth Night ; [13]  in some traditions, Christmastide includes an  Octave . [14]  The traditional Christmas narrative, the  Nativity of Jesus , delineated in the  New Testament  says that Jesus was born in  Bethlehem , in accordance with  messianic prophecies ; [15]  when  Joseph  and  Mary  arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a  stable  where the  Christ Child  was soon born, with  angels  proclaiming this news to shepherds who then disseminated the message furthermore. [16]  Christma